2025–26 I liga
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 2025 – 24 May 2026 |
| Matches | 171 |
| Goals | 518 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ángel Rodado (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Wisła 5–0 ŁKS (26 July 2025) ŁKS 5–0 Polonia (1 August 2025) Wisła 5–0 Śląsk (24 August 2025) Miedź 6–1 GKS T. (28 November 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Znicz 0–7 Wisła (19 August 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Znicz 4–5 Stal M. (25 July 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Wisła Kraków |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches Pogoń G.M. Wisła Kraków |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches GKS Tychy |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches GKS Tychy Stal Mielec Znicz Pruszków |
| Highest attendance | 32,710 Wisła 5–0 Śląsk (24 August 2025)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 317 Znicz 0–3 Puszcza (24 October 2025)[2] |
| Total attendance | 880,879 |
| Average attendance | 5,151 15.5% |
← 2024–25
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2025. | |
The 2025–26 I liga (also known as Betclic I liga for sponsorship reasons)[3] is the 78th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 18th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN.
Season overview
The season started on 18 July 2025 and go into the winter break after the 19th matchday on 6 December. With the 20th matchday, the season will continue on 7 February 2026. The final 34th matchday is scheduled for 24 May 2026.[4]
The regular season is being played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 12 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while three to be relegated from the 2024–25 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2024–25 II liga. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.
Teams
A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2025–26 edition of the I liga.
Changes from last season
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.
To I liga
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From I liga
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Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrobry Głogów | Głogów | GOS Stadium | 2,817 |
| GKS Tychy | Tychy | Tychy Stadium | 15,150 |
| Górnik Łęczna | Łęczna | Górnik Łęczna Stadium | 7,464 |
| ŁKS Łódź | Łódź | Władysław Król Stadium | 18,029 |
| Miedź Legnica | Legnica | White Eagle Stadium | 6,864 |
| Odra Opole | Opole | Itaka Arena | 11,600 |
| Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki1 | Grodzisk Mazowiecki Pruszków |
Municipal Sports Stadium MZOS Stadium |
1,000 1,977 |
| Pogoń Siedlce | Siedlce | ROSRRiT Stadium | 2,901 |
| Polonia Bytom | Bytom | Polonia Bytom Stadium | 2,220 |
| Polonia Warsaw | Warsaw | General Kazimierz Sosnkowski Stadium | 7,150 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | Niepołomice | Puszcza Stadium | 2,118 |
| Ruch Chorzów | Chorzów | Superauto.pl Silesian Stadium2 | 54,378 |
| Stal Rzeszów | Rzeszów | Stal Stadium | 11,547 |
| Stal Mielec | Mielec | Grzegorz Lato Stadium | 6,864 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Tarczyński Arena Wrocław | 42,771 |
| Wieczysta Kraków3 | Sosnowiec Kraków |
ArcelorMittal Park Henryk Reyman Stadium |
11,600 33,326 |
| Wisła Kraków | Kraków | Henryk Reyman Stadium | 33,326 |
| Znicz Pruszków | Pruszków | MZOS Stadium | 1,977 |
- ^ Due to accommodating Municipal Sports Stadium to I liga regulations, Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki will host their matches in Pruszków starting from matchday 3.[5][6]
- ^ Since 28 October 2023, Ruch Chorzów host their games at the Silesian Stadium.[7] It remains unclear if they will stay there or they will move to Ruch Chorzów Stadium.
- ^ Due to the fact Wieczysta Stadium doesn't meet the I liga regulations, Wieczysta Kraków will play their first half of matches in Sosnowiec and will return to Kraków to play at Wisła Kraków's stadium after winter break.[8][9]
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ŁKS Łódź | Ryszard Robakiewicz[10] | End of interim spell | 31 May 2025 | Pre-season | Szymon Grabowski[10] | 1 June 2025 |
| Znicz Pruszków | Marcin Przygoda | End of caretaker spell | 16 June 2025 | Marcin Matysiak[11] | 1 July 2025 | |
| Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Adam Mrówka | 17 June 2025 | Piotr Stokowiec[12] | |||
| Górnik Łęczna | Pavol Staňo[13] | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | Maciej Stolarczyk[14] | ||
| Miedź Legnica | Wojciech Łobodziński[15] | Mutual consent | 4 August 2025 | 17th | Janusz Niedźwiedź[16] | 5 August 2025 |
| Ruch Chorzów | Dawid Szulczek[17] | 5 August 2025 | 12th | Waldemar Fornalik[18] | 6 August 2025 | |
| Znicz Pruszków | Marcin Matysiak[19] | Sacked | 13 August 2025 | 18th | Peter Struhár[20] | 14 August 2025 |
| Stal Mielec | Ivan Đurđević[21] | 27 September 2025 | 15th | Ireneusz Mamrot[22] | 30 September 2025 | |
| Górnik Łęczna | Maciej Stolarczyk[23] | 30 September 2025 | 17th | Daniel Rusek[23] | 30 September 2025 | |
| Wieczysta Kraków | Przemysław Cecherz[24] | 5 October 2025 | 2nd | Gino Lettieri[25] | 10 October 2025 | |
| Gino Lettieri[26] | 3 November 2025 | 6th | Rafał Jędrszczyk[26] | 3 November 2025 | ||
| GKS Tychy | Artur Skowronek[27] | 15th | Michael Chojnicki[27] | |||
| ŁKS Łódź | Szymon Grabowski[28] | 11 November 2025 | 12th | Grzegorz Szoka[29] | 11 November 2025 | |
| GKS Tychy | Michael Chojnicki[30] | End of caretaker spell | 12 November 2025 | 16th | Łukasz Piszczek[31] | 12 November 2025 |
| Wieczysta Kraków | Rafał Jędrszczyk | 24 November 2025 | 8th | Kazimierz Moskal[32] | 24 November 2025 |
- Italics for interim managers.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisła Kraków | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 43 | Promotion to Ekstraklasa |
| 2 | Polonia Bytom | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 34 | |
| 3 | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 33 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Chrobry Głogów | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Stal Rzeszów | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 31 | |
| 6 | Wieczysta Kraków | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 30 | |
| 7 | Śląsk Wrocław | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Ruch Chorzów | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Polonia Warsaw | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 30 | |
| 10 | Miedź Legnica | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 30 | |
| 11 | ŁKS Łódź | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 26 | |
| 12 | Pogoń Siedlce | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 22 | |
| 13 | Odra Opole | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 22 | |
| 14 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 19 | |
| 15 | Znicz Pruszków | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 17 | |
| 16 | GKS Tychy | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 13 | Relegation to II liga |
| 17 | Stal Mielec | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 13 | |
| 18 | Górnik Łęczna | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[33]
Positions by round
| Promotion to Ekstraklasa | |
| Qualification for promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation to II liga |
Results
Results by round
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Promotion play-offs
I liga play-offs final for the 2025–26 season will be played on 31 May 2026. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. The fixtures will be determined by final league position – 3rd team of regular season vs 6th team of regular season and 4th team of regular season vs 5th team of regular season. The winner of final match will be promoted to the Ekstraklasa for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season.[33][4]
| Semi-finals 28 May 2026 | Final 31 May 2026 | ||||||||
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Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 8 December 2025[34]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Rodado | Wisła Kraków | 17 |
| 2 | Rafał Adamski | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | 11 |
| 3 | Jakub Arak | Polonia Bytom | 10 |
| Daniel Stanclik | Miedź Legnica | ||
| Łukasz Zjawiński | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 6 | Jonathan | Stal Rzeszów | 9 |
| 7 | Przemysław Banaszak | Śląsk Wrocław | 8 |
| Marcin Flis | Pogoń Siedlce | ||
| Patryk Szwedzik | Ruch Chorzów | ||
| 10 | Six players | 7 | |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederico Duarte | Wisła Kraków | ŁKS Łódź | 5–0 (H) | 26 July 2025 | [35] |
| Rafał Adamski | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Znicz Pruszków | 4–1 (H) | 16 August 2025 | [36] |
| Patryk Szwedzik | Ruch Chorzów | Stal Rzeszów | 4–0 (H) | 20 August 2025 | [37] |
| Ángel Rodado | Wisła Kraków | Śląsk Wrocław | 5–0 (H) | 24 August 2025 | [38] |
| Rafał Adamski | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Górnik Łęczna | 3–3 (H) | 14 September 2025 | [39] |
| Daniel Stanclik | Miedź Legnica | GKS Tychy | 6–1 (H) | 28 November 2025 | [40] |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisła Kraków | 235,715 | 32,710 | 18,025 | 26,191 | +42.2% |
| 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 152,329 | 22,636 | 9,530 | 15,233 | −19.1%1 |
| 3 | Ruch Chorzów | 107,998 | 20,293 | 7,518 | 10,800 | −17.2% |
| 4 | ŁKS Łódź | 66,092 | 8,577 | 6,106 | 7,344 | +11.6% |
| 5 | Odra Opole | 54,008 | 10,321 | 3,257 | 5,401 | +62.4% |
| 6 | Wieczysta Kraków | 40,122 | 31,813 | 453 | 4,458 | +570.4%2 |
| 7 | GKS Tychy | 39,590 | 7,480 | 2,538 | 3,959 | −3.6% |
| 8 | Stal Rzeszów | 30,440 | 5,571 | 1,748 | 3,044 | −14.6% |
| 9 | Miedź Legnica | 23,421 | 4,387 | 2,341 | 2,928 | −20.2% |
| 10 | Stal Mielec | 26,441 | 4,995 | 1,253 | 2,644 | −46.5%1 |
| 11 | Polonia Warsaw | 19,212 | 3,273 | 1,295 | 2,135 | −7.7% |
| 12 | Pogoń Siedlce | 18,751 | 2,756 | 1,531 | 2,083 | +56.4% |
| 13 | Górnik Łęczna | 15,778 | 2,878 | 885 | 1,578 | −0.5% |
| 14 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 13,235 | 2,000 | 735 | 1,471 | −31.6%1 |
| 15 | Chrobry Głogów | 11,274 | 2,407 | 681 | 1,127 | +18.0% |
| 16 | Polonia Bytom | 9,568 | 1,178 | 802 | 957 | −5.4%2 |
| 17 | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | 9,183 | 1,650 | 456 | 918 | +5.4%2 |
| 18 | Znicz Pruszków | 7,722 | 1,943 | 317 | 858 | +16.1% |
| League total | 880,879 | 32,710 | 317 | 5,151 | +15.5% |
Updated to games played on 8 December 2025.
Source: 90minut.pl
Notes:
1. Team played last season in Ekstraklasa.
2. Team played last season in II liga.
Awards
Monthly awards
Player of the Month
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Coach of the Month
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See also
Notes
References
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External links
- Official website (in Polish)